I currently have the DT990 250ohms with a Schiit stack and am looking to upgrade. Love the sound of the DT990s which led me to the DT1990s, but I also found the Focal Elears which are around the same price used. Which one should I go for? I hear they're quite similar, so I'm split here.

For those of you not familiar with the Focal Elear already, it was launched back in 2016 alongside the $4000 Focal Utopia at $999. You can now pick the Elear up for $479 or choose from a couple of our Headphones.com exclusive bundle options! Please note that due to our sales agreement with...

Good day everyone :), after having some fun with my Audioquest Nighthawks for the past year I decided I wanted more. Now I sit here with the following setup: - Pioneer XDP-100R as player and DAC - Audeze LCD-2C Now I am looking for a little support, what AMP would you recommend to get a...

Last year I did a shootout of bang-for-the-buck headphones using classical music (which is the vast majority of what I listen to). Since then I've acquired a number of mid-level headphones that are generally well regarded for classical, so I thought I would update the shootout with these new...

I'm looking at getting a headphone (preferably open backed) in the sub-1000 price range and so far the Elear and Aeon Flow are looking the most appealing to me. I have had the chance to hear the Elear, but not the Aeon so I was wondering if there's anyone here who has heard both who can say...

Hi there, for years I've been looking to buy the perfect portable headphone / IEM. Now that I have the opportunity and the budget, there's a 2nd hand Noble Audio Kaiser Encore / Katana for around 1200$ in my country. There's also a 2nd hand Focal Elear for 850$, figure if i get the Elear I will...

so I am planning on getting one of these three headphones (FOCAL ELEAR, AEON OPEN OR LCD 2) maybe next month. I mostly listen to metal, jazz and classical music. I currently own the HD6xx with a Schiit uber stack. I love the hd6xx, but I kinda want something that is more revealing. the hd6xx...

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